The silk road ensemble, a music collective comprising around 60 musicians, composers, storytellers, and other artists, grew out of a project and organization founded by yoyo ma in 1998. Inspired by the exchange of ideas and traditions along the historical silk road, cellist yoyo ma established silkroad in 1998 to explore how the arts can advance global understanding. Founded in vancouver in 1991, the ensemble pioneered the kind of chinesewestern musical fusions that one now hears in acts ranging from the sparrow quartet to yo yo mas silk road project. Silkroad ensemble about silkroad yoyo ma conceived silkroad in 1998 as a reminder that even as rapid globalization resulted in division, it brought extraordinary possibilities for working together. Learn more about the recording and a new documentary about the silk road ensemble. Rhiannon giddens born february 21, 1977 is an american musician. The silkroad ensemble creates music that engages differences, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passiondriven learning to build a more hopeful world. The ensemble is not a fixed group of musicians, but rather a loose collective of as many as 59 musicians, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers citation needed from eurasian cultures. The silk road ensemble off the map 2009, cd discogs. Sing me home is the companion album for a new documentary film called the music of strangers. Sing me home, the sixth album of the multinational group silk road ensemble, was given the best world music album award on sunday night. Founded by cellist yoyo ma, the musicians of the grammy awardwinning silkroad ensemble represent dozens of artistic traditions and countries, from spain and japan to syria and the.
How yoyo mas silk road ensemble got its spectacular sound participant media when violence kept him away from his native syria in 2011, clarinetist kinan azmeh experienced a crisis of faith. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble, which ambitiously tries to capture the evolution of a cultural experiment involving a blendship of music from around the globe that began in earnest in 2000. Music profile for lisa fischer, born 7 december 1958. Jul 27, 2016 the silk road ensemble, created 16 years ago by cellist yoyo ma, is a multicultural family of musicians. How yoyo mas silk road ensemble got its spectacular sound. Its latest collaboration, sing me home, features music that tells unique stories of home, in the many ways it can be defined. Beyond the horizon, yoyo ma and silk road ensemble, sony classical 2012. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the silk road ensemble at the discogs marketplace. Giddens is a native of greensboro, north carolina, an alumna of the north carolina school of science and mathematics.
Albums include how can i ease the pain, america, and the adventures of ford fairlane. This flexibility can readily be seen, for example, in the worldwide spread of string or wind instruments like the hammer dulcimer, violin, and flute. Explore releases from the silk road ensemble at discogs. She is a founding member of the country, blues and oldtime music band carolina chocolate drops, where she is the lead singer, fiddle player, and banjo player. News yoyo ma speaks at university of michigan, convenes day of action in flint. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble releases new album. Silkroad ensemble performs kinan azmehs wedding at tanglewood. The silk road ensemble tour dates 2020 the silk road. Over the years, the silk road ensemble has evolved from a group of strangers, brought together by artistic director yo yo ma, into a closeknit band of friends. Sep 14, 2016 cellist yoyo ma is back for a sixth album with the silk road ensemble. This concert celebrates fifteen years of the silk road ensemble, yoyo mas limitless collective whose collaborative vision is to connect the worlds neighborhoods by bringing together artists and. This versatile and dynamic collective can be seen in many different configurations and settings from rousing complements of eighteen at outdoor music festivals and in renowned concert halls to intimate groups of two or three at professional development workshops, university residencies.
Listen to albums and songs from silk road ensemble. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v awards v related v. The silk road ensemble with yoyo ma cal performances. Usamerican cellist, virtuoso and orchestral composer born 7 october 1955 in paris, france. Kayhan kalhor and ali bahrami fard world village 20. Silk road ensemble biography, albums, streaming links. His idea was to bring together musicians from diverse cultures to share ideas, collaborate in performance, and ultimately broaden the experiences of audiences.
Their new album, sing me home, was released in april 2016. Yoyo ma founded the silk road ensemble to present world music with musicians and composers from. The featurelength documentary follows this group of diverse. Silkroad artists are freelance musicians, teachers, producers, arts leaders, and advocates. Cellist yoyo ma came up with the idea of silkroad, formerly named the silk road project, in 1998, inspired by the historical silk road trading route that linked china with the west. Named for the ancient trade route linking asia, africa and europe, the silk road ensemble, an international collective created by acclaimed cellist yoyo ma, exemplifies musics ability to blur geographical boundaries, blend disparate cultures and inspire hope for both. Mas discography of more than 90 albums including 18 grammy award. Yoyo ma founded the silk road ensemble to present world music with musicians and composers from asia, europe, and the americas. Yoyo ma, silk road ensemble new impossibilities amazon.
Plus, enter for a chance to own a copy of the new album. Off the map is a testament to that transformation, as the silk road project celebrates its 10th anniversary. Silk road ensemble read more about this and other grammys news at. With such an array of distinct cultures and musical voices present in their collective, the music of the silk road ensemble is at once contemporary and. Join songkick to track silk road ensemble and get concert alerts when they play near you.
Since 2000, the silk road ensemble has been at the core of silkroads work. However, i found this album to be less bright and without the stimulating variety of the first work. It has blended chinese folk and classical music with celtic, latin, arabic, aboriginal, jazz, and blues music. Beyond the horizon released earlier in japan in 2004 titled enchantment. The album is a musical exploration of the notion of home, from the diverse perspectives of the members of the silk road ensemble. I fell in love with the first album in the silk road series since it was full of bright new and interesting melodies and performances.
Ma youyou is a frenchborn american cellist, virtuoso, orchestral composer of chinese descent, and winner of multiple grammy awards, the national medal of arts in 2001 and the presidential medal of freedom in 2011. Cellist yoyo ma established the nonprofit organization silkroad and the ensemble to explore the role of the arts in fostering crosscultural understanding, deepening learning, and promoting innovation. Jul 25, 2016 thats the idea behind yoyo mas silk road ensemble, a global music collective comprised of performers and composers from over 20 countries throughout asia, europe, and north america. From the director of the oscarwinning documentary 20 feet from stardom and the critically acclaimed best of enemies, morgan nevilles new film the music of strangers. The silk road ensemble is a musical collective and a part of silkroad. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble tells the extraordinary story of the renowned international musical collective created by legendary cellist yoyo ma. The silkroad ensemble with yoyo ma performed this piece at the park avenue armory in new york, ny. Live from tanglewood, directed by awardwinning documentary filmmaker morgan neville, features an exhilarating silk road ensemble concert performance filmed at the 2012 tanglewood festival. Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. With a playlist without borders, the silk road ensemble once again demonstrates that there are no barriers for those approaching music with an open mind. The long, wide band of land from turkey to china brought wealth and.
We hope that you enjoy this cultural and musical journey. That is the basic message of morgan nevilles the music of strangers. Bbc yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble 720p hdtv x264 aac mkv eztv. The silk road ensemble concert tickets are on sale. New york, march 9, 2016 prnewswire the latest album by yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble will surprise and delight, with guest performers and imaginative sounds that transform the. Yoyo ma steps down from silkroad ensemble news the strad.
The silk road ensembles performance of silent city, as i argue, not only. Rescue agent toby barks bheeshma wonder woman 2017 rambo last blood dark side of the ring hot in cleveland the challenge discography blake shelton what we do in the shadows s02e04 walter. Highly flexible, instruments that traveled the silk road lent themselves to many kinds of music besides that of the culture of their origin. Apr 11, 2012 this performance took place at harvard universitys sanders theatre in march 2011, as part of a concert by the silkroad ensemble with yoyo ma. You can find the list of the silk road ensemble tour dates here. The silk road ensemble university of north carolina at. The groups 2009 cd off the map was nominated in the best. The groups 2009 cd off the map was nominated in the best classical crossover album category at the 53rd grammy awards in 2011. Representing a global array of cultures, silk road ensemble members cocreate art, performances, and ideas. Cellist yoyo ma is back for a sixth album with the silk road ensemble. Oct 15, 2010 the silkroad ensemble with yoyo ma performed this piece at the park avenue armory in new york, ny.
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